Powerball jackpot soars to $475 million
DES MOINES, Iowa — So you didn’t win Wednesday’s $360 million Powerball jackpot? Make that you and everyone else.A message early today on the multistate lottery’s website said the jackpot has soared...
View ArticleAt least 6 killed in Texas tornado outbreak
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A rash of tornados whirled through small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring...
View ArticleDominican wins 10-year battle to become U.S. citizen
Nothing, not the threat of deportation, not the ensuing 10-year legal battle, not even six years in the Batavia detention center, made Carlos Garcia waver.Even while representing himself – he didn’t...
View ArticleDNA blitz to continue Saturday at Erie Community College City Campus
The effort to collect an estimated 1,100 DNA samples from criminal offenders living in Erie County will resume at Erie Community College City Campus on Saturday, county officials said Thursday.No...
View ArticleBipartisan group in House reaches deal on immigration
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Obama’s top second-term...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood merger planned
Planned Parenthood of Western New York will merge with Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region, a change intended to take effect Jan. 1, 2014.The merged affiliate’s headquarters will be in...
View ArticleConvicted man rated Level 2 sex offender
LOCKPORT – David J. Grover, the Town of Tonawanda man who twice within five years allegedly took small girls from their homes in North Tonawanda, was rated a Level 2 sex offender Thursday as a result...
View ArticleBanned customer accused of menacing workers at store
A 19-year-old Condon Avenue man previously banned from the Riverside Newsstand store at 778 Tonawanda St. was arrested there on petit larceny, trespass, menacing and harassment charges after he...
View Article‘VisionWalk’ is Sunday at Delaware Park
Research into the causes of blindness will benefit from the second annual Western New York 5K VisionWalk at 10 a.m. Sunday in Delaware Park. Registration begins at 9. Dogs and strollers are...
View ArticleConstruction, renovation work continuing at Fredonia State
FREDONIA – Major construction and renovation projects are continuing on the campus of Fredonia State College, members of the College Council heard at their regular meeting Wednesday. The $60 million...
View ArticleAuthor of controversial 9/11 essay to speak at bookstore
Ward Churchill, a former University of Colorado at Boulder professor who caused a stir over a controversial essay critical of U.S. policies he felt contributed to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will...
View ArticleAuthor will address topic of ‘the forgotten child’
Child welfare advocate Ashley Rhodes-Courter, who recounted her experiences as a foster child in her 2008 best-seller, “Three Little Words: A Memoir,” will be the keynote speaker at two events in the...
View ArticleZoo’s BuffaLove Fest to feature bands, food trucks
Some of Buffalo’s favorite bands and food trucks will take part in the Buffalo Zoo’s inaugural BuffaLoveFest from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 31.Live music will be heard from the Albrights, the Steam...
View ArticleWoman kicked by donkey is treated at ECMC
APPLETON – A 66-year-old woman was taken to Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, for injuries she suffered when she was kicked by a donkey Tuesday morning at her home at 7348 Hoffman Road.The victim,...
View ArticleMan in drug treatment pleads guilty to more crimes
LOCKPORT – Donald J. Frey, of Lockport, who has been in a court-supervised drug treatment program for 13 months after admitting to burglary, pleaded guilty to two more crimes Wednesday, including the...
View ArticleCostco reportedly shopping for a Buffalo Niagara site
Costco, a warehouse club store with a huge and loyal following, could be coming to the Buffalo Niagara region.Local real estate sources say Costco Wholesale has looked at a range of sites in the...
View ArticleBoy drowns in tonawanda neighbor’s pool
A three-year-old boy who wandered away from his Crane Place home drowned about 1 p.m. Thursday in a backyard pool on Cowper Circle in the Town of Tonawnanda.Police withheld the name of the boy, but...
View ArticleSilver to begin process of trying to remove Lopez from Assembly
ALBANY – The Brooklyn Democratic assemblyman found by a state ethics agency to have engaged in a disturbing pattern of sexually harassing female staff members should resign or be expelled, Gov. Andrew...
View ArticleCommencement day at One Bills Drive
Doug Whaley’s resume says he’s as ready to succeed as any first-time NFL general manager could reasonably hope to be.Even though you never know how someone is going to perform when the buck stops with...
View ArticleGOP senators on committee target three labor nominees from Buffalo
WASHINGTON – Three men from Buffalo, one absent and two present, were the targets of grilling from Republicans on a Senate committee Thursday over matters that sometimes seemed personal but in the end...
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